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BENJAMIN SHERVOOD, OF NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK.

HAT.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 91,190, dated August 10, 1852.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN SHnRwooD, of the county and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Mode of Ventilating Hats; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description.

To enable others to make and use my invention I proceed to describe its construction, reference being had to the annexed drawings which make part of this specification.

Figure l, plan of the ring or band to place within the hat showing also the ventilator at top; Fig. 2, plan of segments of rings to place within the hat; Fig. 3, vertical section showing the side ventilator, C; Fig. 4, construction of the metallic band, to encircle the head; Fig. 5, the mode of attaching it.

To make my Ventilating attachment to the hat, I take a strip of thin iron or any metal Fig. 4 and punch out holes in it-just so as to cut out the metal on the upper side of the strip-that is on the side to be placed at the edge of the hat. I form a ring (A Fig. l) of this of the required size to lit the head. I attach to it four sockets D (as seen Fig. 5') upon the outer part of the ring at bottomthat is between the ring and hat. Small bits of tin E (Fig. 5) are bent so that they will t in to these sockets and are sewed to the hat.

The hat to which this is fitted must be larger than what would fit the head. The ring A Fig. l should have an eighth or a quarter of an inch all around for the ventilation. This will require a hat to be from a quarter to a half an inch larger in diameter than if no Ventilating ring were used. This ring, A Fig. 1, is made by bending to a hoop the punched strip, Fig. 4. Four sockets, D, Fig. 5 are then riveted to it and it is ready for covering. The hat to which this ring is applied need not be different from others. It will be necessary to sew in three or four pieces, E, Fig. 5 inside the hat upon which to set the sockets, D, Fig. 5, irm enough to hold the hat on the head.

The openings C in the top or side of the hat are such as have been frequently made. To such openings I put a valve C as represented, which may be closed to prevent too strong a draft of air.

The punched ring, (a portion of which drawn large and displayed is seen at Fig. 4) is covered with leather or any other suitable covering. It is very iexible and soft to the head. If the ring be required to be invisible when the hat is worn, it is only necessary to set it a little deeper into the hat.

TWhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent isl. The attaching to a hat a ring or part or parts of a ring inside, to t upon the head, and leave a space around it, for the purpose of producing ventilation, in the manner substantially as above described.

2. I claim constructing a band for the purpose of fitting easily to the head, of thin metal made flexible by cutting out part of the substance, in the manner substantially as above described in the strip Fig. 4.

BENJAMIN SHERWOOD.

Witnesses:

WM. I-I. RIBLET, JAS. M. BOYD. 

